The+Arts

= = =KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS=

=//El arte es una mentira que nos acerca a la verdad.//= =Art is a lie that brings us nearer to the truth.- Pablo Picasso=

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Our exploration of Art as an Area of Knowledge, will attempt to address the following questions:

 * ===what is art?===
 * ===how can we judge art?===
 * ===how does art contribute to our knowledge of the world?===
 * ===what are the similarities and differences between the arts and sciences?===

= = =Defining Art...=

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Abraham Maslow, an American Psychologist developed a Hierarchy of Needs to depict the levels of human needs, psychological and physical. Maslow used Einstein's writings and accomplishments to exemplify the characteristics of the self actualized person. Self actualization includes creativity. Psychologist Carl Jung stated, "The supreme goal of man is to fulfill himself as a creative, unique individual according to his own unique potentialities"